Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 1030: Sunlight

"I'm not afraid of death! I've experienced it once, and it wasn't a particularly terrible experience," Lily shouted with determination. She laid her innermost thoughts bare to the Charles of this plane.

"And some things are far more important than death. Mr. Charles had sacrificed so much to help fulfill my wish back then. Now that he needs my help, I'm not going to let him bear all this by himself!

"And I've never forgotten who I am!"

"Oh? Who are you?" The thousands of eyes across the flesh pillar opened at once and stared intently at Lily.

"I'm the gunner of the Narwhale! My duties are to load and aim the deck guns as well as to use the ship's weapons to clear every obstacle in the Captain's way!" Lily's firm and melodious voice pervaded the air.

Charles remained silent for a long time. Even though he had long lost the majority of his humanity and even though Lily had never been on his ship, he still felt a tinge of closeness toward the young woman upon hearing the mention of the Narwhale.

"All right, let's make a deal. Once you're as strong as the Light God, I'll let you return to that plane, and I'll let you participate as well."

"Okay! It's a deal!" Lily nodded vigorously, looking excited. "Can you tell me what's wrong? I want to be mentally prepared for it."

"You don't need to know about it for now. Just know that this is far greater than any calamities so far. Once we've addressed this calamity, however, then we won't have to worry about anything in the future."

Just then, eight flesh tentacles rose from the water and wrapped around Lily.

"My main body is right here. Once you've done your end of the deal, then you can come here anytime you wish. However, you must move fast. We're running out of time. If you're too slow, then you won't be of much help."

An unknown amount of time later, Lily opened her eyes and found herself at the docks of Hope Island. She sat in a daze for a long time before she realized that the Mr. Charles of this plane had sent her back to Hope Island.

Recalling their conversation, Lily clenched her fists and cheered herself on. Lily, you can do it! Even without anyone to rely on or anyone to give you any ideas, you can do this! You can do this by yourself!

"Miss, can you please not block the driveway? The forklift needs to pass through." A voice from behind interrupted Lily's thoughts.

A hint of hesitation appeared in Lily's eyes, but her gaze quickly became firm. With a light tap of her small feet, the nimble Lily flew toward the hole in the canopy.

Lily swiftly passed through the hole and entered the crevice in the rock layer up above. Soon, the radiant figure of Dawn One appeared before her. Dawn One's main body appeared to be white blocks assembled into an inverted triangle.

The metal blocks themselves seemed to possess a powerful magnetic force, binding the power with the same origin as the Light God's power as one massive halo that revolved around it.

This huge halo before Lily had been providing Hope Island with its warmth and vitality.

Lily floated over toward Dawn One, and the animated nuclear fusion reactor immediately reacted to her presence. "Mortal, why do you not bend your knees before the presence of the great Light God?"

Lily was good friends with that plane's Dawn One, but this was her first meeting with the Dawn One here. Lily was aware of Dawn One's background. After all, she had been Charles' companion for a long time.

Dawn One's sunlight shone on Lily; her skin and hair shone beneath its warm sunlight.

Lily felt guilty as she floated before it. "I'm sorry, Dawn One, but to become the Light God, I will need your power."

The disappearance of Dawn One would surely deal a huge blow to Hope Island.

The islanders could still live without sunlight, but if Mr. Charles failed upon receiving no help, perhaps none of them would survive.

"You need my power? I'm afraid that's not possible, Miss Beautiful. My power will only destroy you."

Lily had no intention of explaining anything. She reached out with her right hand and made contact with the dazzling halo hovering around Dawn One. This time, Lily wasn't going to borrow Dawn One's power; she was going to absorb it.

As soon as they made contact with each other, Lily's figure erupted into a dazzling, extremely bright explosion. Lily and Dawn One resonated with each other, and it was like two suns had suddenly manifested.

Lily's clothes were reduced to ashes. Her fair skin began to turn bright gold, and every strand of her beautiful hair shimmered with a bright white color. She was going through a metamorphosis; she was attempting to break free from her human flesh to become a pure elemental life form.